Most dangerous intersections and roads in Northampton, Amherst, Easthampton, Hadley and South Hadley

Using a ranking method that put more emphasis on accidents resulting in injuries, the Gazette analyzed the 2010 Massachusetts Department of Transportation crash data, the most recent information available, to pinpoint the most accident-prone streets and intersections in the area’s most-traveled communities: Amherst, Easthampton, Hadley, Northampton and South Hadley.

Michael Howe had no time to react. Back in February, at the intersection of Westhampton (Route 66) and Loudville roads in Northampton, Howe, 18, got into a car accident when a Chesterfield woman pulled her car into the intersection, apparently without seeing Howe. The woman was cited by police for failure to use care in starting, but Howe doesn’t necessarily …